ยง128-28 - Forfeitures.
ยง128-28ย Forfeitures.ย The forfeiture of
any property unlawfully possessed, pursuant to paragraph (2) of section 128-8,
may be adjudged upon conviction of the offender found to be unlawfully in
possession of the same, where no person other than the offender is entitled to
notice and hearing with respect to the forfeiture, or the forfeiture may be
enforced by an appropriate civil proceeding brought in the name of the State.ย
The district courts and circuit courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction of
the civil proceedings.ย Any property forfeited as provided in this section may
be ordered destroyed, or may be ordered delivered for public use to such agency
as shall be designated by the governor or the governor's representative, or may
be ordered sold, wholly or partially, for the account of the State. [L 1951, c
268, pt of ยง2; RL 1955, ยง359-25; HRS ยง128-28; gen ch 1985]